COMPOUND
ADJECTIVES
Compound Adjective
Practice
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A compound adjective is an adjective that contains two or more words. Generally, we put a
hyphen between the words when we want them to act as a single adjective before a noun.
Compound Adjectives Examples:
Number + Noun A break that takes ten minutes is a ten-minute break.
Adjective + Noun A bike ride over a long distance is a long-distance bike ride.
Adjective + Present Participle A person who works hard is a hard-working person.
Noun + Present Participle An athlete who breaks records is a record-breaking athlete.
Noun + Adjective A room that is free from smoke is a smoke-free room.
Noun + Past Participle An engine cooled by water is a water-cooled engine.
Adjective + Past Participle A man with a bad temper is a bad-tempered man.
Adverb + Past Participle A city that has a dense population is a densely-populated
city.
A. Describe the nouns using compound adjectives.
1. a walk that takes ten minutes __________a_t_e_n_-
_m_i_nu_t_e__w_a_lk__________
2. a building that has twelve stories _________________________________
3. a boy who is five years old _________________________________
4. a report that is thirty pages long _________________________________
5. students in high spirits
6. children who behave well _________________________________
7. a monster with green eyes _________________________________
8. a man who has short hair _________________________________
9. a lady with a kind heart _________________________________
10. an app that saves time _________________________________
11. a dessert that makes your mouth water _________________________________
12. a woman who has a strong will _________________________________
13. traffic that moves slowly _________________________________
14. a man who looks good _________________________________
15. medicine that lasts a long time _________________________________
16. a person who has an open mind _________________________________
17. a room that has bright lights _________________________________
18. a documentary that provokes thinking
19 a museum that is famous throughout the world
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20. cookies that are free from fat _________________________________
